Bal Thackeray memorial to come up in mayor’s bungalow

A grand memorial to Shiv Sena founder, the late Bal Thackeray, will come up at the mayor’s bungalow at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday.

The announcement, coinciding with the third death anniversary of Thackeray, came at a joint media briefing by Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at the heritage building.

“Several locations were considered and all were good for the memorial. But Shivaji Park is the Sena’s ‘karma bhoomi’ and we accept the mayor’s bungalow here for the Thackeray memorial,” Thackeray said.

Fadnavis said the memorial would be built through a trust which will be headed by Uddhav Thackeray and the funds would be allocated by the state government.

“A detailed plan on the memorial shall be ready within two months. Though there is no time frame for its completion, we are hopeful it will be done within a year, during our (government’s) tenure,” Fadnavis said.

He said the main mayor’s bungalow will not be demolished and the memorial will be constructed around it.

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